Arrhamphus sclerolepis Günther 1866
Northern snubnose garfish
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Arrhamphus sclerolepis
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)
Etymology: Arrhamphus: Greek, a = without + Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak (Ref. 45335). More on author: Günther.
Etymology: Arrhamphus: Greek, a = without + Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak (Ref. 45335). More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
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Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13-16;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 14 - 17;
Vertebrae: 45 - 48. Lower jaw proportionately much shorter at larger sizes. Anal rays usually 15; vertebrae 45-48, usually 46 or 47; gill rakers on the first arch, 21-25, usually 23 or 24.